Sr. Substation Protection & Control Engineer

WSP • Horseheads, NY

83d • $83,200 - $145,530

About The Position

WSP is currently initiating a search for a Sr. Substation Protection & Control Engineer to join our East Energy team in client office in Binghamton, NY, WSP office in Horseheads, NY. The following locations will be considered: Buffalo, NY, Boston, MA, New York, NY, Portland, ME and Augusta, ME. The candidate will be involved in projects with our Energy Team and be a part of a growing organization that meets our client's objectives and solves their challenges. As one of the world's leading professional services firms, WSP now brings world-class expertise in power delivery, power generation, and project management with the recent acquisition of POWER Engineers, Inc. Our vision is to be the preeminent pure-play global consulting firm for the world's energy transition. And we need your help. With over 73,000 multidisciplinary professionals worldwide, we collaborate daily to create positive, long-lasting impacts on the communities we serve through a culture of innovation, integrity and inclusion. In the U.S, WSP was recognized on TIME's list of the world's best companies and Fortune's Change the World list. As part of our team, you will have access to an unparalleled network of resources and endless opportunities to collaborate on exciting projects with diverse teammates from across the globe.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering.
• 5+ years of relevant post education experience in electrical engineering, power systems protection and control.
• EIT Certification.
• IEC 61850/GOOSE experience required.
• Proficient with various engineering design tools and software.
• Effective self-leadership with attention to detail, results orientation, and managing multiple priorities.
• Ability to perform independently and in a team environment.
• Efficient communications and ability to work with team members not located in the same office.
• Proven track record of upholding workplace safety.
• Ability to work schedules conducive to project-specific requirements that may extend beyond the typical workweek.
• Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements.

Nice To Haves

• Master's Degree in Engineering.

Responsibilities

• Work under mentorship and guidance of the Supervising Engineer.
• Perform detailed review of all existing protection schemes present in the subject area to incorporate into new design.
• Lead overall protection design for all capital projects and define relay protection functionality/scheme in accordance with Client standards.
• Review contractor provided relay settings, logic diagrams, and operational descriptions for all capital projects.
• Review/perform area relay coordination and determine what level of area coordination is required/needed.
• Review contractor provided relay settings for all temporary builds and construction sequence steps including mobile settings.
• Review/provide input to Owner's Aspen model changes as required for individual capital projects.
• Provide design support during implementation/testing and commissioning of the above items.
• Provide feedback to Owner on existing standards and help refine the Owner's design practices.
• Ensure all as-built documentation gets filed appropriately in the plant filing location at Owner.
• Lead overall automation and integration design for all capital projects.
• Review/design SCADA point indexes.
• Review contractor provided HMI screens/settings for all capital projects.
• Review/design Protection settings and settings basis.
• Review/design IED Data Maps.
• Review/create substation level operational descriptions.
• Review automated maintenance data gathering point lists.
• Track all required licenses/firewalls and key automation and integration deliverables needed for project implementation.
• Perform constructability review and ensure adequate automation and integration coverage is available for each outage step.
• Ability to make technical computations and calculations involving the application of electrical engineering principles.
• Highly capable self-leadership with attention to detail, multi-tasking, and prioritization of responsibilities.
• Ability to work independently and provide guidance and leadership to junior team or project members.
• Developed critical thinking and problem-solving skills required to apply technical knowledge.
• Ability to assertively direct others in the field such as subcontractors.

Benefits

• Coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life.
• Retirement savings.
• Paid sick leave.
• Paid vacation (or other personal time).
• Paid parental leave.
• Paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees